Question: ( c ) Recently, in vivo testing has shown that the substituted 1 , 4 - dihydropyridine F shown below has anticonvulsant activity. It can

(c) Recently, in vivo testing has shown that the substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine F shown below has anticonvulsant activity. It can be prepared using the Hantzsch synthesis.
(i) Show the starting materials that would be required to prepare F using a Hantzsch synthesis. [3 marks]
(ii) Summarise the three main stages involved in the overall reaction.
[3 marks]
(iii) Draw out a mechanism for ONE of these three stages. Ensure that you also provide a short written description of the mechanism you have drawn.
[9 marks]
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 (c) Recently, in vivo testing has shown that the substituted 1,4-dihydropyridine

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